pre-prandial
Prior to dinner
Pre-prandial means before a meal, especially before dinner.
The word appears most often in medical contexts—pre-prandial blood glucose—or as a slightly formal or humorous way to describe drinks or activities before eating: a pre-prandial cocktail, pre-prandial conversation.
Pre-meal alcoholic beverage
- cocktail hourPredinner drinking period
- hors d'oeuvresSmall savory pre-meal bites
- canapesSmall topped appetizer bases
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
amuse-bouche · happy hour · anticipation · hunger · appetite · waiting · reservation · freshening up
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- galaFestive formal occasion
- soireeFormal evening party
black tie · hospitality · entertaining · host · guest · etiquette · drawing room · parlor
Sugar level in bloodstream
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- baselineStandard for comparison
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
metabolism · digestion · stomach · ghrelin · absorption · clinical · testing · monitoring
aperitif
Pre-meal alcoholic beverage
- cocktail hourPredinner drinking period
- hors d'oeuvresSmall savory pre-meal bites
- canapesSmall topped appetizer bases
appetizer · amuse-bouche · happy hour · anticipation · hunger · appetite · waiting · reservation · freshening up · gathering
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
soiree · black tie · hospitality · entertaining · host · guest · etiquette · drawing room · parlor · vestibule
blood glucose
Sugar level in bloodstream
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- baselineStandard for comparison
- measurementDetermining size or amount
insulin · metabolism · digestion · stomach · ghrelin · absorption · clinical · testing · monitoring · diabetes